The Leaders Guiding the Future of Career Services

At Thrive!, we don’t just invite speakers – we bring you the experts who are shaping the standards, education, and future direction of our industry. These thought leaders lead PARWCC’s Institutes and Master Series programs, set best-practice benchmarks, and coach thousands of professionals globally.

They’re practitioners. They’re innovators.


And they’re here to help you cut through the noise, elevate your craft, and serve with impact.

2026 Speakers

  • Diane is one of the most respected leaders in the coaching profession, known globally for developing ethical, strategic, and client-centered coaching frameworks. She equips career professionals with structured methodologies, powerful questioning techniques, and proven tools that strengthen confidence, clarity, and transformation for clients at any level.

    At Thrive!, Diane will deepen your understanding of coaching excellence, client breakthrough strategies, and professional credibility – helping you stand out as a trusted advisor in a noisy industry.

Program Director – Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC)

Diane Hudson

  • Robin is a powerhouse in digital strategy, online visibility, and modern job search innovation. She combines business acumen, recruiting expertise, and digital fluency to help professionals and organizations thrive in today’s online career ecosystem.

    At Thrive!, Robin will help you navigate technology, digital branding, AI, and online strategy so you can confidently guide clients in a rapidly evolving digital hiring world.

Program Director – Certified Digital Career Strategist (CDCS)

Robin Reshwan

Lili Foggle

  • Lili is known for transforming how professionals prepare clients for interviews in today’s AI-enabled, competency-driven hiring world. She bridges psychology, performance coaching, and hiring science to help candidates communicate value with clarity and confidence.

    At Thrive!, Lili will help you sharpen your interview coaching approach, strengthen client outcomes, and navigate the evolution of hiring so your clients perform at their best when it matters most.

  • Designing Client Transformation

    Career professionals do more than help clients land jobs, write stronger résumés, or prepare for interviews. At our best, we create experiences that can change how clients understand themselves, what they believe they’re capable of, and what they do next.

    PARWCC Interview Institute Director Lili Foggle will explore what makes career services transformational, and how résumé writers, career coaches, and interview professionals can intentionally create the conditions that make transformation more likely. You’ll leave with a fresh perspective on the work you already do and practical ways to deepen its impact, without adding more to your plate.

    Because we’re not simply helping people get hired. We’re helping people become who they’re ready to be next.

Program Director – Certified Interview Coach (CIC)

Kristina Drobocky Baitoo

Job Search Strategist & Career Coach

Lisa Overland

Digital Marketing Strategist

Liam Darmody

LinkedIn Nerd

Karen Jackson

Career Strategist & Resume Consultant

Senior Career Management Consultant

Dustin Beasley

Gina Riley

Career Coach and Author

Executive Career Services Provider

Denise Bitler

VOLT Productions Founder & CEO

Simona Costantini

PARWCC Director: Fundamentals of Résumé Writing

John Suarez

ACES Connection Group Founder & Host

Devin Sizemore

LinkedIn Customer Success Manager

Krista Kee

Buddy Steele, Ph.D.

Director of Learning at Gallup

  • Buddy Steele, PhD, is Gallup's Director of Learning. He leads Gallup’s global learning product strategy, architecting programs that translate Gallup's research into practical development experiences across people and organizations. Buddy and his team build learning programs for audiences ranging from certified strengths coaches to managers and leaders, helping practitioners apply Gallup's science with rigor and confidence.

  • Session Title

    Focusing on Natural Talents: The Research and Practice Behind Strengths-Based Development and Coaching

    Session Description

    What would happen if we studied what's right with people? That question, first asked by university professor and researcher Dr. Donald Clifton, ran against the grain of most psychology at the time. It anchored a unique perspective: people build their best work and their best lives not by fixing every deficiency, but by understanding and applying what they already do well. Strengths-based development turns that insight into a practice, and strengths coaching gives people the tools to aim it towards any role or area of focus. This session uncovers what effective coaching unlocks in people: it moves someone from simply knowing their talents to using them with intention, supporting stronger performance and a better overall experience of work and life. Explore how a strengths-based mindset can shape your coaching and development initiatives.

    Session Objectives

    • Understand the breakthrough of CliftonStrengths, the rise of strengths-based development, and a global movement focusing on maximizing what is right with people

    • Learn how intentional application of strengths connects to the quality of someone's work and their broader quality of life

    • Learn the ways that strengths coaching does beyond awareness: moving from knowing one's talents to applying them with intention

    • Explore how a strengths-based mindset, supported by AI and other modern tools, can shape your coaching and development initiatives

Award-Winning and Certified Career Coach & Résumé Writer

Michael Greco

YouMap® Founder & Managing Partner

Kristin A. Sherry

Why Learn From Our Speakers?

More Speakers Coming Soon

In addition to our Program Directors, Thrive! will feature additional experts and thought leaders who bring fresh insights, innovation, and practical strategies to today’s career landscape. Speaker announcements and session topics will be released soon.

Stay tuned. The lineup is powerful.

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